Lucy Olsen (born May 26, 2003) is an American college basketball player for the Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference. She previously played at Villanova University.
| No. 33 – Iowa Hawkeyes | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Point guard | ||||||||||||||
| League | Big Ten Conference | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 26, 2003 Collegeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Spring-Ford (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and high school career
editOlsen played high school basketball for Spring-Ford Area School District in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where she set the school record for career points and assists and was named first-team all-state two times.[1] She was named the Miss Pennsylvania Basketball in 2021.[1][2]
Olsen was also a member of her high school tennis team. She was the PIAA state champion in tennis in the fall of 2020.[1]
College career
editVillanova
editOlsen was named to the Big East All-Rookie Team in her freshman season at Villanova.[3] In her sophomore season, she was named to the All-Big East Second Team and earned first team All-Big 5 accolades.[1]
In her junior season, Olsen was ranked third in the country in scoring at 23.3 points per game.[4] She was also named unanimous first team All-Big East selection[5] and voted the Big East Most Improved Player.[6] She was an Honorable Mention All-American honoree by both the WBCA and the Associated Press. She was the 2024 Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year.[7]
Iowa
editOn April 18, 2024, Olsen transferred to Iowa for the 2024–25 season.[8]
National team career
editOlsen helped the USA U21 squad to first place at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[9] She won the gold medal with team USA in the 2023 FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Final.[9] On July 5, 2024, she was selected to the USA U23 Nations League roster to compete at the 2024 FIBA 3x3 Nations League Americas Conference in Mexico City.[9]
Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | Villanova | 33 | 33 | 29.7 | 37.2 | 30.7 | 59.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| 2022–23 | Villanova | 37 | 37 | 33.0 | 41.1 | 35.6 | 71.2 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 12.4 |
| 2022–23 | Villanova | 35 | 35 | 36.2 | 43.8 | 29.4 | 80.7 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 23.3 |
| Career | 105 | 105 | 33.0 | 41.8 | 31.8 | 76.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 14.8 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[10] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lucy Olsen". Villanova. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "2021 Miss PA Basketball Winner". pabball.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen". University of Iowa Athletics. July 8, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "All Conferences Women's Basketball Player Stats 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Bueckers Voted BIG EAST Player of the Year". March 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "Big 5 Announces 2023-24 Women's Basketball Award Winners". Villanova University. April 30, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
- ^ "Scoring sensation Lucy Olsen transfers to Iowa. Ex-Villanova player helps fill void of Caitlin Clark". Associated Press News. April 18, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Lucy Olsen". USA Basketball. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Lucy Olsen College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved October 17, 2024.